Thomas Parker, 1st Earl of Macclesfield (1666 – 1732), Whig politician, Lord Chief Justice and Lord Chancellor
One of the family, Sir Thomas Parker, became Lord Macclesfield and was Lord Chancellor between 1718–1725 before being convicted of corruption.
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The candidates in 1754 were two Tories, Sir James Dashwood (who was standing for re-election) and The Viscount Wenman; and two Whigs, Viscount Parker (heir to the Earl of Macclesfield) and Sir Edward Turner.
He was, however, still able to be a pallbearer at the funeral of Sir Isaac Newton in 1727.